‘Super Troopers 3’ Trailer: Broken Lizard Pulls The Squad Back Over The first trailer for “Super Troopers 3” lands on 4/20, which is exactly the kind of joke this franchise was always going to make, and Searchlight Pictures is now putting the Broken Lizard crew back on the road ahead of the film’s August 7 theatrical release. READ MORE: 17 Must-See April Films: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Normal’ and More Jay Chandrasekhar directs, Broken Lizard wrote the screenplay, and the core team is back in uniform with Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske returning alongside Brian Cox, Marisa Coughlan, Nat Faxon, Chace Crawford, Andrew Dismukes, Hannah Simone, Iqbal Theba, Sakina Jaffrey, Jon Rudnitsky, and Lisa Gilroy. Continue reading ‘Super Troopers 3’ Trailer: Broken Lizard Pulls The Squad Back Over at The Playlist.

‘Super Troopers 3’ Trailer: Broken Lizard Pulls The Squad Back Over

Joe Russo Says ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Will Feature New Footage As A “Bridge” To ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ For a while now, Marvel has been trying to convince audiences that “Avengers: Doomsday” won’t be just another giant crossover film, but instead will reconnect the MCU to the weight and finality of “Avengers: Endgame.” Now, ‘Doomsday’ co-director Joe Russo has spelled out exactly how literal that plan will be. Speaking at the Sands Film Festival in St Andrews last night about the upcoming September theatrical return of ‘Endgame,’ announced at CinemaCon last weekend (via Deadline), Russo said Marvel’s re-release is no mere nostalgia lap. Continue reading Joe Russo Says ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Will Feature New Footage As A “Bridge” To ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ at The Playlist.

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Jon Favreau Says ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 4 Was Originally Going To Tee-Up Grand Admiral Thrawn In ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 The “Star Wars” franchise and Lucasfilm are in a bit of a transitional period with Disney‘s Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy stepping down. What’s interesting is that, leading up to all this shift of studio brass, we’ve been learning from director Jon Favreau, “The Mandalorian & Grogu” was a pivot from “The Mandalorian” Season 4 during the actors’ and writers’ strikes, seeing them pursuing a theatrical effort instead. Continue reading Jon Favreau Says ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 4 Was Originally Going To Tee-Up Grand Admiral Thrawn In ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 at The Playlist.

Jon Favreau Says ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 4 Was Originally Going To Tee-Up Grand Admiral Thrawn In ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2

‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ Trailer: Haley Bennett Leads Edwardian Un-Romantic Comedy With Lily Allen, Jack Whitehall & Jennifer Saunders Astronomy, courtship, and Edwardian suffocation collide in “Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day,” Tina Gharavi’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1919 novel. Haley Bennett stars as Katharine Hilbery, a young woman in 1910 London trying to keep hold of her love of the stars while her family and class keep nudging her toward the marriage plot waiting below. READ MORE: 15 Must-See April TV Shows: ‘Beef,’ ’Euphoria,’ ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ & More WestEnd Films bills the movie as an “un-romantic comedy,” which is a smart enough way into material that could have easily drifted into stiffer prestige territory. Continue reading ‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ Trailer: Haley Bennett Leads Edwardian Un-Romantic Comedy With Lily Allen, Jack Whitehall & Jennifer Saunders at The Playlist.

‘Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’ Trailer: Haley Bennett Leads Edwardian Un-Romantic Comedy With Lily Allen, Jack Whitehall & Jennifer Saunders

Charles Dance Joins ‘The Batman Part II’ As Matt Reeves’ Gotham Keeps Filling Out Charles Dance is the latest heavyweight actor heading into Matt Reeves’ Gotham. The veteran British actor has joined “The Batman Part II,” the long-delayed sequel that brings Robert Pattinson back as Bruce Wayne, with the role reportedly tied to the Dent family as Reeves’ crime saga starts filling in more of Gotham’s institutional power structure. READ MORE: 17 Must-See April Films: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Normal’ and More The reported part is Christopher Dent, the father of Harvey Dent—a detail not officially confirmed by the studio but one that would make immediate tonal sense for Dance, who has spent years turning icy authority and familial menace into an art form. Continue reading Charles Dance Joins ‘The Batman Part II’ As Matt Reeves’ Gotham Keeps Filling Out at The Playlist.

ICYMI: Charles Dance Joins ‘The Batman Part II’ As Matt Reeves’ Gotham Keeps Filling Out

David Harbour Joins Noah Centineo In ‘John Rambo’ As Major Trautman David Harbour is heading into the “John Rambo” war zone. The actor has joined Lionsgate’s prequel opposite Noah Centineo, with Harbour set to play Major Trautman, the commanding officer and mentor figure at the center of Rambo lore. That makes Harbour a meaningful late addition to a project that is already well underway. The film began production in Bangkok in January, with Jalmari Helander, the filmmaker behind “Sisu,” directing from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. Continue reading David Harbour Joins Noah Centineo In ‘John Rambo’ As Major Trautman at The Playlist.

ICYMI: David Harbour Joins Noah Centineo In ‘John Rambo’ As Major Trautman

‘The Savant’: Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV Will Release Domestic Terrorism Series After Postponement Due To Charlie Kirk Murder There had been some concerns after Apple TV postponed their new series “The Savant” starring Jessica Chastain, as they were hoping to avoid negative media coverage in the wake of the murder of right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk. Well, it looks like the show will indeed see the light of day after some had believed the streamer may end up shelving the project altogether after the announcement about pulling the show back in September. Continue reading ‘The Savant’: Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV Will Release Domestic Terrorism Series After Postponement Due To Charlie Kirk Murder at The Playlist.

‘The Savant’: Jessica Chastain Says Apple TV Will Release Domestic Terrorism Series After Postponement Due To Charlie Kirk Murder

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is No. 1 For Third Straight Week As ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Scares Just $13 Million Will “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” hit $1 billion worldwide by May 1? It just might. The Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo smash pulled in another $35 million in the U.S. over its third weekend for $355.2 million so far. At the worldwide box office, “Super Mario Galaxy” is now at $747 million. Arguably, it doesn’t face serious family competition until “Toy Story 5” opens on June 19. READ MORE: “The Odyssey”: Christopher Nolan Gloriously Reimagines The Fable Of The Trojan Horse [CinemaCon] Dropping just 15% in its fifth weekend for another $20.4 million was “Project Hail Mary.” The Amazon MGM Studios blockbuster has now earned $285 million in the U.S. Continue reading ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is No. 1 For Third Straight Week As ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Scares Just $13 Million at The Playlist.

ICYMI: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is No. 1 For Third Straight Week As ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Scares Just $13 Million

‘Idiots’ Teaser: Dave Franco & O’Shea Jackson Jr. Hit The Road In Macon Blair’s Formerly Titled ‘The Shitheads’ “Idiots” starts with a rehab transport job and the wrong men for it. Macon Blair’s Sundance comedy, which premiered under the title “The Shitheads,” stars Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. as two hired escorts tasked with getting a wealthy teenager to treatment. It opens on August 28 from the Independent Film Company. READ MORE: 17 Must-See April Films: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Normal’ and More Blair, the filmmaker behind “I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore,” wrote and directed the film, which follows two rock-bottom screwups whose simple job starts unraveling on the road. Continue reading ‘Idiots’ Teaser: Dave Franco & O’Shea Jackson Jr. Hit The Road In Macon Blair’s Formerly Titled ‘The Shitheads’ at The Playlist.

‘Idiots’ Teaser: Dave Franco & O’Shea Jackson Jr. Hit The Road In Macon Blair’s Formerly Titled ‘The Shitheads’

‘Bender’: Bill Burr & Chris O’Dowd To Star In ’70s-Set Coming-Of-Age Irish Comedy Helmed By Adam Bernstein Comedic actors Bill Burr and Chris O’Dowd are joining forces for a coming-of-age comedy set and filming in Ireland, as Adam Bernstein is set to direct the two in “Bender.” “Bender” is being compared as a mix between “Superbad” and “Derry Girls” (a local comedy series about a group of teenage girls set in Derry, Ireland, during “The Troubles”) in the casting update from Deadline, and is based on the post-punk Dublin experiences of Adrian Cunningham, who also penned the script. Continue reading ‘Bender’: Bill Burr & Chris O’Dowd To Star In ’70s-Set Coming-Of-Age Irish Comedy Helmed By Adam Bernstein at The Playlist.

‘Bender’: Bill Burr & Chris O’Dowd To Star In ’70s-Set Coming-Of-Age Irish Comedy Helmed By Adam Bernstein

‘Hokum’ Trailer: Adam Scott Checks Into Damian McCarthy’s Haunted Hotel Nightmare After strong positive notices at the SXSW Film Festival, where it had its world premiere, NEON has released the final trailer for “Hokum.” The new supernatural horror film from Damian McCarthy, the Irish filmmaker behind “Oddity” and “Caveat,” stars Adam Scott in a story that returns to the kind of locked-room dread McCarthy has been refining for a while now. Continue reading ‘Hokum’ Trailer: Adam Scott Checks Into Damian McCarthy’s Haunted Hotel Nightmare at The Playlist.

‘Hokum’ Trailer: Adam Scott Checks Into Damian McCarthy’s Haunted Hotel Nightmare

‘Practical Magic 2’ Teaser: Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman Return To The Owens Family Spellbook Nearly 30 years after the original took on a second life as a cult favorite, Warner Bros. has unveiled the first teaser for “Practical Magic 2,” bringing Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman back as Sally and Gillian Owens for a sequel that heads to theaters on September 18, 2026. The new film picks up with the Owens sisters pulled back into another round of family trouble when a mysterious figure, played by Lee Pace, arrives in their small New England town. Continue reading ‘Practical Magic 2’ Teaser: Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman Return To The Owens Family Spellbook at The Playlist.

‘Practical Magic 2’ Teaser: Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman Return To The Owens Family Spellbook

Ed Helms, Pamela Adlon & Christine Ko Take Roles In Ariel Heller’s Time Loop Couple Retreat Drama ‘Circles’ “Circles” has completed filming, which was directed by Ariel Heller from a script co-written with Sam Baron. It has quite the elevator pitch as it sees a couple going on a retreat only to be thrust into a time loop where they end up reliving the same 24 hours over and over. A casting update from Deadline has revealed that Ed Helms (“The Office”), Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”), and Christine Ko (“Dave,” “Only Murders In The Building”) have taken roles in the romantic drama with a sci-fi/supernatural twist. Continue reading Ed Helms, Pamela Adlon & Christine Ko Take Roles In Ariel Heller’s Time Loop Couple Retreat Drama ‘Circles’ at The Playlist.

Ed Helms, Pamela Adlon & Christine Ko Take Roles In Ariel Heller’s Time Loop Couple Retreat Drama ‘Circles’

‘Nineteen Steps’: Tom Hooper To Direct Millie Bobby Brown In WWII Movie At Netflix Based On Her Novel It’s been a hot minute since we’ve had a film from Oscar-winner Tom Hooper, and he’s now been enlisted by Netflix to helm their WWII film “Nineteen Steps,” which stars “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown. A project update hails from Deadline, which will see Hooper directing from a script penned by Anthony McCarten, who was behind films such as the successful Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the Stephen Hawking drama, “The Theory of Everything.” It will be an adaptation of Brown’s own novel of the same name. Continue reading ‘Nineteen Steps’: Tom Hooper To Direct Millie Bobby Brown In WWII Movie At Netflix Based On Her Novel at The Playlist.

‘Nineteen Steps’: Tom Hooper To Direct Millie Bobby Brown In WWII Movie At Netflix Based On Her Novel

‘Rogue Trooper’ Teaser Trailer: Duncan Jones’ Mature Animated Sci-Fi Film Features Hayley Atwell, Matt Berry & Sean Bean Filmmaker Duncan Jones (“Moon”) hasn’t made a feature since 2018’s “Mute,” a cyberpunk thriller that featured Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård (“The Northman”) as a protagonist with a moral code who cannot speak in a very bleak future setting. And his next feature is a long-gestating feature adaptation of the 2000 AD comic book “Rogue Trooper” (another mature comic from the publisher of “Judge Dredd“), co-created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons. Continue reading ‘Rogue Trooper’ Teaser Trailer: Duncan Jones’ Mature Animated Sci-Fi Film Features Hayley Atwell, Matt Berry & Sean Bean at The Playlist.

‘Rogue Trooper’ Teaser Trailer: Duncan Jones’ Mature Animated Sci-Fi Film Features Hayley Atwell, Matt Berry & Sean Bean

‘Spider-Noir’ Showrunner Oren Uziel Teases Unannounced Spidey Variant Projects Are “In The Works” With the Nicolas Cage-led streaming series “Spider-Noir” on the horizon and “Silk” reportedly being overhauled/scrapped at Prime Video, too, even more projects are said to be in development, as told by co-showrunner Oren Uziel. Speaking with SFX Magazine (via GamesRadar) in an upcoming issue, Uziel is promoting “Spider-Noir” and brings up that other projects are in the works with other variants. Continue reading ‘Spider-Noir’ Showrunner Oren Uziel Teases Unannounced Spidey Variant Projects Are “In The Works” at The Playlist.

‘Spider-Noir’ Showrunner Oren Uziel Teases Unannounced Spidey Variant Projects Are “In The Works”

‘Elden Ring’: Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno & Emma Laird Join Alex Garland’s Fantasy Flim Coming March 2028 We were a little surprised when writer/director Alex Garland (“Civil War”) and A24 joined forces to adapt the fantasy video game “Elden Ring” into a feature film, but with the production underway, there has been a rather large update on who will be part of the cast. A casting update hailing from The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Tom Burke (“Furiosa,” “Black Bag”), Havana Rose Liu (“No Exit”), Sonoya Mizuno (“DEVS, “Ex Machina”), and Emma Laird (“28 Years Later,” “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”) have taken roles in the fantasy flick based on the popular video game. Continue reading ‘Elden Ring’: Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno & Emma Laird Join Alex Garland’s Fantasy Flim Coming March 2028 at The Playlist.

‘Elden Ring’: Tom Burke, Havana Rose Liu, Sonoya Mizuno & Emma Laird Join Alex Garland’s Fantasy Flim Coming March 2028

Oscar Isaac Confirms Marvel Studios Mulling Over ‘Midnight Sons’ Project & Wants Ryan Gosling As Ghost Rider “Moon Knight” fans have been dying to know when Oscar Isaac would reprise the supernatural/occult hero in the MCU, but with a second season of the Disney+ series unlikely, the actor has now given folks hope that the rumored “Mightson Sons” (the video game iteration called “Midnight Suns”) project might actually end up a reality. During a recent appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to promote Season 2 of “Beef,” the actor revealed that Marvel Studios is indeed considering something related to “Midnight Sons,” and is keen on the idea of Ryan Gosling (“Project Hail Mary”) playing the new MCU version of Ghost Rider after the actor started a campaign to play him. Continue reading Oscar Isaac Confirms Marvel Studios Mulling Over ‘Midnight Sons’ Project & Wants Ryan Gosling As Ghost Rider at The Playlist.

Oscar Isaac Confirms Marvel Studios Mulling Over ‘Midnight Sons’ Project & Wants Ryan Gosling As Ghost Rider

‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Quietly Devastating Sibling Drama Lingers Like A Wound Movies about families often center on parents — they are, after all, the fitfully problematic wells from which each of us springs — but few dwell on the impacts of sibling relationships. Enter “Blue Heron,” Sophy Romvari’s staggering, autobiographical debut about a girl’s relationship to her dysfunctional half-brother, whose erratic behavior escalates after the family moves to Vancouver Island. READ MORE: 17 Must-See April Films: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Normal’ and More Set in the ’90s, “Blue Heron” follows eight-year-old Sasha (Eylul Guven), the only daughter in a family of three boys. Continue reading ‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Quietly Devastating Sibling Drama Lingers Like A Wound at The Playlist.

‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari’s Quietly Devastating Sibling Drama Lingers Like A Wound

‘Man Of Tomorrow’: Andre Royo From ‘The Wire’ Reunites With James Gunn For ‘Superman’ Sequel On the heels of Adria Arjona (“Andor”) securing a new female role in James Gunn‘s “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow,” another name has been added to the DCU event film. Gunn himself took to Threads over the weekend to announce that actor Andre Royo, likely best known to most from his work on the HBO series “The Wire,” has nabbed a part in “Man of Tomorrow.” However, the writer/director stopped short of explaining who he’ll be playing in the next “Superman” installment. Continue reading ‘Man Of Tomorrow’: Andre Royo From ‘The Wire’ Reunites With James Gunn For ‘Superman’ Sequel at The Playlist.

‘Man Of Tomorrow’: Andre Royo From ‘The Wire’ Reunites With James Gunn For ‘Superman’ Sequel

Ryan Reynolds Says He’s Not Interested In ‘Deadpool 4’ Being A Solo Romp, Wants Another Team-Up: “He’s A Guy Who Is Great In A Group” Before Fox‘s merger with Disney, Ryan Reynolds had been planning on reprising the Wade Wilson role in Drew Goddard‘s gestating “X-Force” (an unmade project) ahead of a third solo “Deadpool” installment, but plans changed, and Marvel Studios pushed forward with Shawn Levy‘s “Deadpool & Wolverine” (Hugh Jackman in tow back as the titular X-Men hero) placing “X-Force” into limbo alongside other Marvel films like the “Gambit” movie. Continue reading Ryan Reynolds Says He’s Not Interested In ‘Deadpool 4’ Being A Solo Romp, Wants Another Team-Up: “He’s A Guy Who Is Great In A Group” at The Playlist.

Ryan Reynolds Says He’s Not Interested In ‘Deadpool 4’ Being A Solo Romp, Wants Another Team-Up: “He’s A Guy Who Is Great In A Group”

Joe Russo Says ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Will Feature New Footage As A “Bridge” To ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ For a while now, Marvel has been trying to convince audiences that “Avengers: Doomsday” won’t be just another giant crossover film, but instead will reconnect the MCU to the weight and finality of “Avengers: Endgame.” Now, ‘Doomsday’ co-director Joe Russo has spelled out exactly how literal that plan will be. Speaking at the Sands Film Festival in St Andrews last night about the upcoming September theatrical return of ‘Endgame,’ announced at CinemaCon last weekend (via Deadline), Russo said Marvel’s re-release is no mere nostalgia lap. Continue reading Joe Russo Says ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Will Feature New Footage As A “Bridge” To ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ at The Playlist.

Joe Russo Says ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Will Feature New Footage As A “Bridge” To ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Charles Dance Joins ‘The Batman Part II’ As Matt Reeves’ Gotham Keeps Filling Out Charles Dance is the latest heavyweight actor heading into Matt Reeves’ Gotham. The veteran British actor has joined “The Batman Part II,” the long-delayed sequel that brings Robert Pattinson back as Bruce Wayne, with the role reportedly tied to the Dent family as Reeves’ crime saga starts filling in more of Gotham’s institutional power structure. READ MORE: 17 Must-See April Films: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Christophers,’ ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Normal’ and More The reported part is Christopher Dent, the father of Harvey Dent—a detail not officially confirmed by the studio but one that would make immediate tonal sense for Dance, who has spent years turning icy authority and familial menace into an art form. Continue reading Charles Dance Joins ‘The Batman Part II’ As Matt Reeves’ Gotham Keeps Filling Out at The Playlist.

Charles Dance Joins ‘The Batman Part II’ As Matt Reeves’ Gotham Keeps Filling Out

David Harbour Joins Noah Centineo In ‘John Rambo’ As Major Trautman David Harbour is heading into the “John Rambo” war zone. The actor has joined Lionsgate’s prequel opposite Noah Centineo, with Harbour set to play Major Trautman, the commanding officer and mentor figure at the center of Rambo lore. That makes Harbour a meaningful late addition to a project that is already well underway. The film began production in Bangkok in January, with Jalmari Helander, the filmmaker behind “Sisu,” directing from a script by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. Continue reading David Harbour Joins Noah Centineo In ‘John Rambo’ As Major Trautman at The Playlist.

David Harbour Joins Noah Centineo In ‘John Rambo’ As Major Trautman

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is No. 1 For Third Straight Week As ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Scares Just $13 Million Will “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” hit $1 billion worldwide by May 1? It just might. The Universal Pictures, Illumination, and Nintendo smash pulled in another $35 million in the U.S. over its third weekend for $355.2 million so far. At the worldwide box office, “Super Mario Galaxy” is now at $747 million. Arguably, it doesn’t face serious family competition until “Toy Story 5” opens on June 19. READ MORE: “The Odyssey”: Christopher Nolan Gloriously Reimagines The Fable Of The Trojan Horse [CinemaCon] Dropping just 15% in its fifth weekend for another $20.4 million was “Project Hail Mary.” The Amazon MGM Studios blockbuster has now earned $285 million in the U.S. Continue reading ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is No. 1 For Third Straight Week As ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Scares Just $13 Million at The Playlist.

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Is No. 1 For Third Straight Week As ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Scares Just $13 Million

Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ & New ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Unveiled At CinemaCon LAS VEGAS – Two years ago, Focus Features surprised the world’s theater owners at CinemaCon with the first footage fromRobert Eggers’ “Nosferatu.” The mini-major had already dated the gothic horror-thriller for the Christmas frame as counterprogramming to traditional holiday titles. The footage, which wasn’t released publicly for months, became one of the most buzzed-about moments from the convention that year. By January, “Nosferatu” was a smash, earning $181 million worldwide and four Oscar nominations. Continue reading Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ & New ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Unveiled At CinemaCon at The Playlist.

ICYMI: Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ & New ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Unveiled At CinemaCon

Steven Soderbergh On Revisiting ‘Kafka,’ His Upcoming Box Set, The ‘Jaws’ App & Returning To Screenwriting [Interview] For all of Steven Soderbergh’s restlessness as a filmmaker, what comes through most clearly is rigor. Forget nostalgia or self-mythologizing; the Academy Award-winning filmmaker is far more interested in continuing to stress-test his own work against a moving standard—what lands, what doesn’t, what taught him something anyway, and what still feels worth chasing. That forward-thinking propulsion was the theme of our recent conversation about “The Christophers,” Soderbergh’s new Ed Solomon-written chamber dramedy, which starts with the bones of an art-heist movie and then turns inward, becoming something knottier, sadder, and much more human (read our review). Continue reading Steven Soderbergh On Revisiting ‘Kafka,’ His Upcoming Box Set, The ‘Jaws’ App & Returning To Screenwriting [Interview] at The Playlist.

ICYMI: Steven Soderbergh On Revisiting ‘Kafka,’ His Upcoming Box Set, The ‘Jaws’ App & Returning To Screenwriting [Interview]

‘Mint’ Trailer: Emma Laird Of ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ And Loyle Carner Lead Charlotte Regan’s BBC Crime Romance The first trailer for “Mint” has arrived, and it gives Charlotte Regan, the filmmaker behind “Scrapper,” a sharp left turn into crime, romance, and family collapse. The eight-part BBC drama stars Emma Laird, best known for “Mayor of Kingstown,” opposite Ben Coyle-Larner—better known as Loyle Carner—in his first acting role, with the series marking Regan’s television debut after her Sundance-winning breakout feature. Continue reading ‘Mint’ Trailer: Emma Laird Of ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ And Loyle Carner Lead Charlotte Regan’s BBC Crime Romance at The Playlist.

ICYMI: ‘Mint’ Trailer: Emma Laird Of ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’ And Loyle Carner Lead Charlotte Regan’s BBC Crime Romance

‘Everyone Is Lying To You For Money’ Review: Actor Ben McKenzie Delivers A Surprisingly Well-Researched Look At The Cryptocurrency Grift It’s probably not far-fetched to imagine that most people, if pressed, couldn’t tell you what cryptocurrency actually is, much less what it’s for. Future money? Fake money? Monopoly money for libertarians and marks? Ben McKenzie’s documentary “Everyone Is Lying to You For Money” is built around that fog, and around the suspicion that the fog is the point. The more people talk about crypto, the less legible the business becomes. Continue reading ‘Everyone Is Lying To You For Money’ Review: Actor Ben McKenzie Delivers A Surprisingly Well-Researched Look At The Cryptocurrency Grift at The Playlist.

ICYMI: ‘Everyone Is Lying To You For Money’ Review: Actor Ben McKenzie Delivers A Surprisingly Well-Researched Look At The Cryptocurrency Grift

Kevin Feige Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Secret Wars’ Connect “Very Differently” Than ‘Infinity War’ And ‘Endgame’ For years now, the post- “Avengers: Endgame” MCU has felt like it was stretching in every direction at once, but Marvel chief Kevin Feige is finally starting to define what the payoff is supposed to be. In fresh comments tied to Fandango and Entertainment Weekly out of CinemaCon, Feige framed “Avengers: Doomsday” and “Avengers: Secret Wars” as connected, yes, but not as a simple rerun of the Marvel Studios formula that powered “Infinity War” and “Endgame.” In the Fandango interview, Feige puts the first real boundary around the obvious comparison. Continue reading Kevin Feige Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Secret Wars’ Connect “Very Differently” Than ‘Infinity War’ And ‘Endgame’ at The Playlist.

ICYMI: Kevin Feige Says ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Secret Wars’ Connect “Very Differently” Than ‘Infinity War’ And ‘Endgame’